Last year’s rookies were so good that it painted some unrealistic expectations for the 2023 crop.
John Schneider deserves a ton of credit for pulling that 2022 draft class, but how would he follow that up? With another highly lauded 2023 draft class, of course! Having multiple first and second-round picks helps with that, but it seemed like this would be a second consecutive draft class with substantial production in their first year.
Devon Witherspoon and Jaxon Smith-Njigba looked like surefire contributors at CB and WR, respectively. Zach Charbonnet and Derick Hall surely would get plenty of snaps in the RB and EDGE rotation. Add in Cam Young and Mike Morris on the interior DL and the possibility that Olu Oluwatimi would emerge as the starter, and we’ve got the makings of another massive hit for Schneider and co.
Now? We’re left wondering when most of these rookies will actually see the field. Admittedly, I raised my expectations for the 2023 draft class because of the performance of their predecessors from 2022. My bad. The reason why the rookie contributions last season were such a big deal is because of how rare it is. To expect that to happen two years in a row is highly unlikely no matter how good post-draft grades are.
To be fair, injuries have been the biggest reason that the 2023 rookies are becoming a question mark. It’s easier at this point to list the draft picks whosuffered some injury this season during the offseason, training camp or a preseason game. Make that draft pick, as in singular,It’s not all doom and gloom. Despite missing valuable practices and preseason time, the NFL season is long enough for many of these 2023 rookies to still get healthy and make an impact.
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